Distribution of SCCmec-associated phenol-soluble modulin in staphylococci

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 99-103

  Monecke, Stefan ^a,b   Engelmann, Ines ^b   Archambault, Marie ^c   Coleman, David C ^d   Coombs, Geoffrey W ^e   Cortez de Jäckel, Sonia ^f   Pelletier Jacques, Geneviève ^c   Schwarz, Stefan ^g   Shore, Anna C ^d   Slickers, Peter ^b   Ehricht, Ralf ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Alere Technologies GmbH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d DUBLIN DENTAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^e ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f Poultry Clinics and Laboratory Dr Pöppel   (Germany)

^g FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

MRSA; Phenol soluble modulin; SCCmec; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

PHENOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAT; CATTLE; DOG; GOAT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS FLEURETTI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PSEUDINTERMEDIUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SIMULANS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS VITULINUS; SWINE; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PSEUDINTERMEDIUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SIMULANS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS VITULINUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84859009918     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: 10961194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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